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Reviews
Pali Road (2015)
Suspenseful and yet Exciting
We were truly impressed by Pali Road, and hope you will show it in our local theaters soon. Upon knowing that our friend, Elevila Giles, had a part in the film - we were excited to see it. We were not disappointed. The movie had an exciting beginning, and a very intriguing story. We were not expecting such a twist of events, and it kept us in suspense. Very well done and wonderful casting. Acting was great in all parts. We are looking forward to Pali Road 2! So we can see what happens with the doctor. Wonderful production. A must see. If you like stories that keep you guessing and suspenseful, than this one is great. I am so proud of our friend and all who were involved with production.
Lake Eerie (2016)
Deeper Meaning? Doesn't Seem like Horror Norm.
(Post may contain spoilers)
After watching Lake Eerie a second time, some cool things were revealed to me. I enjoyed it the second time around because I was a little confused at the beginning.
The layering of realities is well-done for an Indie picture. I guess not having a bigger budget limited the film's SFX and other scare tactics? But as I engaged in the deeper meaning of the story, I saw it as a metaphor for suicide.
I started seeing the film more tasteful than normal horror. Subjectively, I saw Autumn and Eliza as figments of Kate's imagination and pain. At first, I tried watching the film like any other soulless horror film, but this Indie seems to be more clever than that. To me, I was touched by this...maybe it is because I have lost a loved one recently. But the simplistic complexities of this story is really quite good.
One cannot try to view this like a normal horror story. It is not. There are many angry people that try to view it as such...or so I think. It is a film that needs the audience to engage their imagination and not anticipate some new CGI monster to scare them; or naked, bloody women to squander any ounce of humility in the story.
I do think it has horror qualities but they seem to be undertones and distractions to a deeper meaning. I think there may even be more layers that I may have missed. But if you have ever lost someone you love more than yourself...it is Hell on Earth.
And I think this is what the story tries to show in Indie fashion. No big Hollywood effects. It shows how we can create a hell for ourselves and become lost in it, while here on Earth and after we die as well. Harrison's character shows depth too, but I do not want to give too much away.
For someone like me, it took a second time to watch for me to enjoy...but I truly did.